Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978

Bare Act · 1978

An Act to provide for the construction of works relating to metro railways in the metropolitan cities and for matters connected therewith.

Act number: 33 of 1978
Enacted: 21 August 1978
Contents: 49 sections · 7 chapters

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Contents

Chapter I — Preliminary

Chapter II — Metro Railway Administration

Chapter III — Acquisition

Section 6 – Power to acquire land, etc (preview)
Section 7 – Publication of notification for acquisition (preview)
Section 8 – Power to enter for survey, etc (preview)
Section 9 – Hearing of objection (preview)
Section 11 – Power to take possession of acquired land, etc (preview)
Section 12 – Right to enter into the land where right of user, etc., is vested in the Central Government (preview)
Section 13 – Determination of amount payable for acquisition (preview)
Section 14 – Deposit and payment of amount (preview)
Section 15 – Competent authority to have certain powers of civil court (preview)
Section 15A – Power to inspect property under acquisition (preview)
Section 16 – Competent authority and appellate authority (preview)
Section 16A – Powers of the appellate authority (preview)
Section 16B – Competent authority, etc., to have certain inherent powers (preview)
Section 16C – Enforcement of the orders of the competent authority and appellate authority (preview)
Section 17 – Land Acquisition Act 1 of 1894 not to apply (preview)

Sections

Section 10 – Declaration of acquisition (preview)

Chapter IV — Construction Of Works

Section 18 – Functions of metro railway administration (preview)
Section 19 – Powers of metro railway administration (preview)
Section 20 – Development over metro alignment (preview)
Section 21 – Power to prohibit or regulate construction of buildings and excavation (preview)
Section 22 – Payment of amount for prohibition of construction, etc (preview)
Section 23 – Power to underpin building or otherwise strengthen it (preview)
Section 24 – Power to enter, etc (preview)
Section 25 – Amount payable for damage, loss or injury (preview)
Section 26 – Right to claim for damages (preview)

Chapter V — Inspection Of Metro Railway

Section 27 – Appointment and duties of commissioner (preview)
Section 28 – Powers of commissioners (preview)
Section 29 – Facilities to be afforded to commissioner (preview)

Chapter VI — Miscellaneous

Section 30 – Surplus land to be sold or otherwise disposed of (preview)
Section 31 – Notice of accidents and enquiries (preview)
Section 32 – Power to alter the entries in the Schedule (preview)
Section 33 – Prohibition of obstruction (preview)
Section 34 – Local authorities to assist (preview)
Section 35 – Prohibition of removal of marks (preview)
Section 36 – Penalty for failure to comply with directions issued under section 21 (preview)
Section 37 – General provision for punishment of offences (preview)
Section 38 – Offences by companies (preview)
Section 39 – Bar of jurisdiction (preview)
Section 40 – Effect of Act and rules, etc., inconsistent with other enactments (preview)
Section 41 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
Section 42 – Power to remove difficulties (preview)
Section 43 – Application of the Indian Railways Act, 1890 (preview)
Section 44 – Power to make rules (preview)
Section 45 – Saving (preview)